Australia in the global uranium market

Realising Australia’s uranium potential

Sinclair Davidson is a Professor in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at RMIT University and a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. He has written extensively on taxation policy in Australia and is a regular contributor to public debate. His opinion pieces have been published in The Age, The Australian, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, and Wall Street Journal Asia. Sinclair has also been published in academic journals such as the European Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, and the Cato Journal. Ashton De Silva is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing at RMIT University. He is an applied econometrician specialising in the analysis of the property (including housing) sector, natural resources, credit & financial markets and government policy. He has published papers in leading international academic journals as well as written several reports for key industry bodies. He has published in various academic journals including Economic Modelling and The International Journal of Statistical Modelling.

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